Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-20
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Fresh water ,spongcs have, been dis
covered in the lake Chaumvua, N. I.
Nathan b. Moore a Maine hunter
aged 6S, has killed 275 moose since his
youth.
Princess Victoria, Of Germany, is an
ugly girl; blonde with sarcastic
smile
During the past twelve years ] ~ men
have been murdered. in the town Of
Edgefield, S. Z, 49,
The annual production Of sewing
machines alloys one fot every 500 civil
lied people on the globe,
Sara Berhhards is playing to $1,000 a
night at Rio Janeiro. She Will go to,
New YORK in February.
A deposit Of Blood agate has been dis
covered near Cisco, Utah, 1t covers
territory three miles, square.
The Bishop Of Eond3n is the greatest
drinker of teathat has been known in
England since thedcath Of Or johnson.
The richest unmarried girl in Phila-
delphia is Miss Helen NJ. Sorrill. She
is young, attractive,and owns, $4,000
600. "a
Henry.villard, .whd,lclt this country
bankrupt, now rctuEns TO occupy his
palatial residence in,New York, and is
worth S250,000. II,
More than two per cent Of all the pri-
Yates in the Russian army were punish
ed by court-martial last year. Among
the offenses weree5 00r6bberies.
Nine. Nevada-Palmer is now,in Lon
don and has .attuued her. melodious
voice to gentler lays 'aShe is engaged
in singing lullabi6s % her infant daugh
ters
The longest clock pendulum in the
world is at Ayignoh, France. 1t is six
ty-seven. feet long, and. rcquires four
and half Seconds to swing through an
arc Of nine and 4 halEfeet.
tits stated that Mrs Cleveland al
ways asserts her right to take pfeceieneo
of her mother-that in entering 4 car
riage or railroad car Mrs. Folsom 10
never permitted to 60 first.
Wand ID. Gladstone. two dusty mill
ers OF White Cottage, Stark County, o..
are cousins Of the great English states
man. They are quiet unobtrusive bust
ness-men, and are said TO take moro
pride in their American citizenship and
their mlllstones than, in their English
Gladstone.
Red Cloud, Sioux chief, believes
that it is better to get a, living out OF
the white people than 70 QUARREL with
them. "What we want" says he, lis
white men TO plant o0ur corn, hoe Il,
harvest IL and put ait into tho barns
which they viii d0uildfor US Warriors
don't work. I
Henry James, says Harper's BaSay.'
expressed recently 8 TO an American
lady, and in the frankest manner pos
sble. his decided preference for English
people and English customs over those
Of other nations. He declared that he
would not from choice make his home
among Americans
Larkin street in San Francisco, says
the Alta, was named after the first, lest,
and only Consul Of the United States to
the Port Of Monterey. Thomas Larktn
was that Consul, and had more 70 do
with our acquisition Of California than
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sight of in that connection.
Admiral Porter Is il Washington
hard nj work on his book. lie is very
brusque and IS not in the habit Of see
ing everyone who calls, no matter how
important or how prominent be may be,
but he has one standing order; that any
sailor who ever served IN the navy has
a right to come right into his room With
out sending in = card Or knocking at
the door.
Count Won Molfkc plays amateur
farmer at his country place Of Creisau.
He likes TO 90 over his fields and to
prune the young trees planted in the
park. He insists upon having home
grown fruit upon his table, and he en-
Joys talking to his guests about IT, He
has built a schoolhouse on his estate,
and ne often visits it, listens to the
and questions the pupils,